Meet Louise Jeffrey — your North Shore acupuncturist

I spent most of my twenties focused on my marketing career – working 14 hour days, drinking coffee & getting very little sleep.

I relished being able to juggle a million balls but my physical body suffered as a result – I struggled with sleep, I suffered with eczema, and I relied on an asthma pump daily. I was on a downward spiral to ill-health.

It wasn’t until my husband (my then boyfriend) managed to persuade me to take a year out to go travelling that I experienced a little relief from my symptoms.

Moving into a lower stress, easy, simpler way of living agreed with me in every way. My sleep improved, my skin cleared up, the asthma subsided and I felt calmer and more grounded than I ever had before.

I started practicing meditation and this gave me the mental space for deep personal reflection. I decided then that I wanted to do something more meaningful with my life – to give back.

I received my Bachelor of Science in Acupuncture and then went on to study Coaching, Strategic Psychotherapy & Eating Psychology.

I started my own wellness practice & I found my work deeply fulfilling. However, on a personal level I was still trying to live up to my own – and society’s – unrealistic expectations of me – that of ‘super woman’.

On a subconscious level I wanted to be a richer, more successful, thinner version of myself but somehow it was never enough.

By my early 40’s, still stuck in my old patterns and habits, I was trying desperately to juggle the needs of my three boys, manage the house & have a relationship with my husband – all this whilst running a full time coaching practice.

I was teaching my patients concepts like boundaries, self love & self compassion but I wasn’t giving anything back to myself.

By 2016, my body couldn’t take me not listening anymore & I developed an auto-immune condition of the skin. The symptoms were extreme & intense – severe itching, redness, swelling, insomnia. 


It was then that I was forced to take heed of the message – slow down & re-connect with your body or suffer the consequences.


I was forced to scale my practice back to 3 days a week and in 2018, my husband got a 12 month contract in Bangalore, India. 


This year out of our home town in new surroundings, offered up to me the things I needed most – a dramatic shift in perspective, time (with myself & with my family) & long periods of self reflection. 


What I learnt during this time is that whilst we as women are hugely capable, it is not possible (nor desirable) to be ‘super-woman’ or ‘super-mum’. 


Whilst trying to be everything to everyone & remaining enslaved to my limiting beliefs, I had lost sight of what was important & meaningful to me – connection, compassion, contribution & community and it was time to take it back.

I took all the strategies, tools, tricks & life hacks I had learnt (from myself & my mentors) over the years and implemented them in my own life. 


I re-ignited my yoga, pilates, acupuncture, and daily meditation practice. I started strength training. I wrote in my journal and began reading again. I re-connected with nature.

My health dramatically improved, as did my mental health and my outlook on life.

I am passionate about empowering others to reach optimal health, to master their thoughts and create the life of their dreams.


I look forward to meeting you and hearing how I can support you.


With love, Louise